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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman recently spoke at a City Club of Chicago event and was greeted so warmly that he said, "I'm not used to hearing all this clapping. There's generally a different sound that resonates."

Bettman certainly usually hears a lot of boos, especially from hockey fans. With Monday's announcement that the NHL will not send its players to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, he can expect to hear even more. But make no mistake: Bettman is just the messenger for the 31 NHL owners, who have a litany of issues with sending their players to a tournament halfway around the world.

Included in owners' concerns are the fact they receive little to no financial...

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